. >> reporter: fred says the city overpromoted the new businesses. >> there's no viability in this city for daytime retail. i don't know what the people are thinking down at city hall. >> reporter: it's not the store but the people and relationships fred will miss the most. and he will miss singing to them. in oakland, i'm da lin, kpix 5. >> now, we reached out to the mayor and the councilwoman who oversees the uptown district for comment. no response so far. >>> nelson mandela, what he stood for is leading to a celebration of his life. he died at his johannesburg home yesterday tow age of 95. the praise has been coming in from around the world. his home is ground zero and a place of tourism for people to pay their respects to the leader. >> i think it was a great icon. he will be remembered in generations to come. >> sunday is a national day of prayer in south africa and a public memorial is planned for tuesday. mandela's body will lie in state for three days a few funeral sunday in his hometown. >>> today our anne makovec spoke with a prominent bay area pastor who met mandela several